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Published 20 Feb 2025, 10:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Coroner's Removal Contract · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£1,900,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 13 Jun 2025
Awarded to HATS Group Ltd, Mears Family Funerals Limited2 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Coroner's Removal Contract for the Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium (ISLCCC), comprising the London Councils of Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and the Royal Borough of Greenwich, with Southwark Council acting as the lead authority for the administrative areas of the ISLCC.

The areas to be covered by the contract are divided into geographical lot areas as follows:

(i) Lot A : covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark; and

(ii) Lot B : covering the administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The contractor is to provide a coroner removals service for the transportation of bodies from the place of death to a nominated public mortuary as instructed by the coroner.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Miscellaneous health services · Other community, social and personal services · Road transport services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · 2 with a published value (£1,900,000 together) · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot A : covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and SouthwarkPublished value£950,000

Lot A : Coroner's Removal Contract for the Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium, comprising the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.

The contractor to provide a coroner removals service for the transportation of bodies from the place of death within the two boroughs to a nominated public mortuary as instructed by the coroner and body tissue removal as instructed.

The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years.

Delivery: London · The administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years at the contracting authority's sole discretion. The period noted in II.2.7 includes the optional extension period.Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services85140000 Miscellaneous health services98370000 Funeral and related services
Lot #2Lot B : covering the administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of GreenwichPublished value£950,000

Lot B : Coroner's Removal Contract for the Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium, comprising the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The contractor to provide a coroner removals service for the transportation of bodies from the place of death within the two boroughs to a nominated public mortuary as instructed by the coroner and body tissue removal as instructed.

The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years.

Delivery: London · The administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years at the contracting authority's discretion. The period noted in II.2.7 includes the optional extension period.Variant bids: not allowed
60100000 Road transport services85140000 Miscellaneous health services98370000 Funeral and related services
Lot #3Covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and SouthwarkAwardedLot estimate not published

Lot A : Coroner's Removal Contract for the Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium, comprising the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. The contractor to provide a coroner removals service for the transportation of bodies from the place of death within the two boroughs to a nominated public mortuary as instructed by the coroner and body tissue removal as instructed.

The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years. Additional information: The value of each Lot is estimated as the value depends on the volume demand of the service provided.

Delivery: London
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years at the contracting authority's sole discretion.
60100000 Road transport services85140000 Miscellaneous health services98370000 Funeral and related services
Lot #4Covering the administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of GreenwichAwardedLot estimate not published

Lot B : Coroner's Removal Contract for the Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium, comprising the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The contractor to provide a coroner removals service for the transportation of bodies from the place of death within the two boroughs to a nominated public mortuary as instructed by the coroner and body tissue removal as instructed.

The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years. Additional information: The value of each Lot is estimated as the value depends on the volume demand of the service provided.

Delivery: London
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years at the contracting authority's sole discretion.
60100000 Road transport services85140000 Miscellaneous health services98370000 Funeral and related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality, Innovation and Value For Money: 7%
  • Service Delivery: 17%
  • Resilience / contingency: 6%
  • Charge per removal: 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 10:39 GMT
Last source update
1 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN759885
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036487
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesMiscellaneous health servicesOther community, social and personal servicesRoad transport services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4b0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,980,2002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 116 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 13 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 3 · Covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark1 award
HATS Group Ltd£1,344,075 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Covering the administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich1 award
Mears Family Funerals LimitedSME£636,125 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark · HATS Group Ltd

    Signed
    13 Jun 2025
    Value
    £1,344,075
    Status
    active

  • Covering the administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich · Mears Family Funerals LimitedSME

    Signed
    13 Jun 2025
    Value
    £636,125
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3 · Covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark4bids · 4 electronic2——
4 · Covering the administrative areas of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich7bids · 7 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Southwark

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street, London, London, SE1 2QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of Justice (High Court)Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.